Here Are the Top Time-Lapsed Videos and Photos of the Weekend Meteor Shower

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This long exposure shows stars in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower near Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Sunday. (Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit)

The Perseid Meteor shower may be an annual event, but it never ceases to amaze or result in stunning photographs of the shooting stars across the night sky.

Peaking over the weekend, there was no shortage of images from stargazers of the debris left over from the Swift-Tuttle comet. Space.com reports that debris travels 130,000 miles per hour and burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere. It also notes spectators saying the weekend weather was perfect in many areas for spotting the meteors.